Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 318-26-T0638
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cheltenham General Hospital
- Town
- Cheltenham
- Salary
- £28,392 - £31,157 (pa, pro rata if part-time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Finance Analyst - Capital, Band 4
Band 4
At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the county’s largest employer, we are proud to provide high-quality acute, elective, and specialist services to more than 650,000 people across our county. Our care is delivered across Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General and Stroud Maternity Hospital.
With over 9,000 employees representing more than 95 nationalities, bringing together a mix of cultures and experiences to the care that we deliver. Whether you’re beginning your NHS journey or looking to take the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing heavily in innovation, research, and transformation, with more than 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our hospitals.
We take pride in working as one team, driven by a shared ambition to grow, develop, and continually improve. Every contribution is valued and by combining our collective strengths, we support not only our diverse communities but one another. You can expect a warm, supportive culture and colleagues who are passionate about teamwork, professional development and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring and leadership opportunities to help you progress in your career.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from a comprehensive package that includes flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, the NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, local discounts, access to on-site nurseries, reduced public transport costs, reward and recognition schemes and a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
Be part of Gloucestershire Hospitals, explore your future with us today.
Job overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to work in an ambitious team to help deliver an exciting and challenging £60m Capital Programme for the Trust.
This post will work as part of the project accounts team to provide financial support to key Trust capital projects including monthly reporting and forecasting of expenditure, annual financial reporting and input into long-term capital planning.
You will need to build relationships with finance and non-finance staff to achieve the requirements of the role and support fellow team members to support delivery of the capital plan of the organisation.
If you are a motivated, conscientious and positive individual with experience of working in a finance department then you could well be suited for this role within a very welcoming and supportive finance team and we would be delighted to receive your application.
Main duties of the job
The primary purpose of this role is to provide finance support to the Trust’s Capital Accountant in respect of asset management and capital project expenditure.
This will include supporting financial and non-financial reporting and the financial impact of major capital projects within the monthly reporting and forecasting, annual financial reporting and long-term planning processes.
We are looking for a motivated, conscientious and positive individual, with a strong educational background and finance experience (hopefully some capital experience), who is organised, professional and shares a desire to learn and improve both as part of a team and as an individual.
Working for our organisation
The Project Accounts team have developed a strong 'work together' mindset over a number of years. There are plenty of varying challenges that come our way and the close working ethic within the team allows us to tackle them all with great success, building resilience and career defining experience to take us forward stronger as a team and in our individual careers.
The Finance department are well led with strength and compassion and this allows us to achieve great results whilst at the same time looking out for each others wellbeing.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Compile schedule of asset data for input into the fixed asset register on a quarterly basis.
Correctly record the procurement of assets on the ledger, in the balance sheet and in the asset register.
Account for the disposal of assets correctly, ensuring they are removed from the asset register.
Run reports from the fixed asset register to provide information as required.
Prepare budget, expenditure and forecast journals to input financial information into the ledger to agreed timetables.
Assist with the annual asset verification exercise.
Provide timely support and advice to financial and non-financial staff on capital assets and capital project accounting as required.
Assist in responding to internal and external audit requirements and ensuring they are responded to in a timely manner
The role requires the post holder to plan, organise and manage their time effectively, establishing own priorities on a day-to-day basis to meet deadlines with management supervision.
Effectively monitor progress on their own tasks and raise an alert if there are any issues.
Contact Details
Available between 9am and 5pm. It is worth emailing first with contact details to arrange a suitable time for a call.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- 5 GCSEs including Maths and English (Grade 4 / Grade C and above)
Desirable criteria
- Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) qualified
- Studying or desire to study for a CCAB qualification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and basic formulas
- Ability to analyse, interpret and report large complex data
- High level of numeracy and accuracy skills
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of capital accounting and relevant accounting standards
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Teams
Experience
Essential criteria
- Finance accounting software system experience
- Practical application of basic accounting concepts and techniques
- Experience of prioritising demands and working to tight deadlines
Desirable criteria
- Appropriate finance experience within the NHS or a large finance department
- Experience of working with a Fixed asset register
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates a commitment and recognition of the core values of the NHS and of the Trust’s values
- Consistent professionalism and objectivity
- Confident and approachable
- Good listener
- Able to work independently, remotely, but also as a team
- Empathetic and assertive skills to deal with various stakeholders
- Requirement to meet CPD skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tom Devitt
- Job title
- Project Accountant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Available between 9am and 5pm. It is worth emailing first with contact details to arrange a suitable time for a call.
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